英語句型學(xué)口語078

78. It's up to...
由······來決定
用法透視
"to"后面接代詞賓格或名詞，表示"由......來做決定；取決于......；是......的職責(zé)"。
支持范例
1. Do you want to eat a Western or Chinese meal? It's up to you.
吃西餐還是中餐？由你來決定。
2. It's up to us to help those in need.
我們有責(zé)任幫助那些有困難的人。
3. It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job.
用不著你來告訴我怎樣做我自己的工作。
會(huì)話記憶
A: I'm looking forward to our son's graduation this weekend.
我盼著這個(gè)周末兒子畢業(yè)呢。
B: Yes. So am I. But what will he do after graduation? He really needs to go to college.
我也是。不過他畢業(yè)后做什么呢？他需要上大學(xué)。
A: Well, dear, we can't force him to go to college. It's up to him.
可是親愛的，我們不能強(qiáng)迫他上大學(xué)啊，這得由他決定。
B: I know that but he has to learn to be independent. He can't just keep living at home.
我知道，但他得學(xué)會(huì)自立，他不能老待在家里。